Hong Kong SAR, China - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 50.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 140.00 in 1963 and a minimum value of 50.00 in 2016.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 140.00
1962 140.00
1963 140.00
1964 130.00
1965 130.00
1966 130.00
1967 130.00
1968 130.00
1969 130.00
1970 130.00
1971 120.00
1972 120.00
1973 120.00
1974 120.00
1975 100.00
1976 100.00
1977 90.00
1978 80.00
1979 80.00
1980 80.00
1981 90.00
1982 90.00
1983 90.00
1984 90.00
1985 90.00
1986 90.00
1987 90.00
1988 90.00
1989 80.00
1990 80.00
1991 80.00
1992 80.00
1993 80.00
1994 80.00
1995 80.00
1996 80.00
1997 70.00
1998 70.00
1999 70.00
2000 70.00
2001 70.00
2002 70.00
2003 70.00
2004 70.00
2005 70.00
2006 60.00
2007 60.00
2008 60.00
2009 60.00
2010 55.00
2011 55.00
2012 51.00
2013 51.00
2014 51.00
2015 51.00
2016 50.00
2017 51.00
2018 50.00

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 4.76 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 13.73 in 1963, while its lowest value was 4.76 in 2016.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 13.73
1962 13.73
1963 13.73
1964 12.75
1965 12.75
1966 12.75
1967 12.75
1968 12.75
1969 12.75
1970 12.75
1971 11.76
1972 11.76
1973 11.76
1974 11.76
1975 9.90
1976 9.90
1977 9.00
1978 8.00
1979 8.00
1980 8.00
1981 9.00
1982 9.09
1983 9.09
1984 9.09
1985 9.09
1986 9.09
1987 9.09
1988 9.09
1989 8.08
1990 8.08
1991 8.08
1992 8.08
1993 8.08
1994 8.08
1995 7.62
1996 7.62
1997 6.67
1998 6.67
1999 6.67
2000 6.67
2001 6.67
2002 6.67
2003 6.67
2004 6.67
2005 6.67
2006 5.71
2007 5.71
2008 5.71
2009 5.71
2010 5.24
2011 5.24
2012 4.86
2013 4.86
2014 4.86
2015 4.86
2016 4.76
2017 4.86
2018 4.76

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use